Arizona Dog Parks

How we rank dog parks

Arizona Dog Parks is an independent community directory. Nobody pays for placement, and nothing on this site is sponsored. Here's how we choose what to publish and how we order it.

What we publish

Every park on Arizona Dog Parks is a real, publicly-accessible (or resident-accessible) dog park in the state of Arizona. We publish parks only when we can verify at least three things independently:

  • The park exists at the address we list, verified against Google Places or official city parks & rec pages.
  • The park is intended for off-leash use by dogs (not a general park where dogs happen to be allowed).
  • Coordinates and (where possible) hours match multiple sources.

How we order search results

City pages and the “All parks” index are ordered alphabetically by default. When we highlight featured or top-rated parks on the homepage, we use a simple ranking that combines the average Google star rating with a review-count weighting so a park with 300 reviews at 4.7 stars outranks a park with 3 reviews at 5.0 stars. There is no paid promotion in this ranking.

Where the data comes from

  • Location, address, coordinates, hours, rating, review count: Google Places (updated periodically).
  • Feature lists, park descriptions, park photos: our editorial team, community contributors, and (where marked) the parks themselves.
  • Maps: OpenStreetMap.

Errors and corrections

If any information is wrong, let us know. We aim to update corrections within 5 business days and log the change publicly on the affected listing.

Reviews and moderation

Arizona Dog Parks does not host reviews directly. We link to Google Reviews on every park listing so you always see the most up-to-date community feedback with Google's review-moderation already applied. This avoids duplicating (and possibly conflicting with) an ecosystem millions of dog owners already use.

Independence

No park has ever paid to be listed, boosted, or featured. We have no lead-gen relationships with any of the parks we cover. If that ever changes, we will label it clearly and explain how.

Last reviewed: August 2026. Have a question this page doesn't answer? Get in touch.